Greenlining submits an Opposition Letter to AB 726 and AB 813 that collectively regionalize the administration of the western power grid. Greenlining is not opposed to the concept of regionalization, but finds significant problems with the language and lack of public process of AB 726 and AB 813. Greenlining is concerned about the potential impacts of the bills on low-income and communities of color who overwhelmingly reside closest to the dirtiest polluters on our power grid. Read the letter here.

These are comments in an FCC proceeding regarding whether providers may shut down so-called “legacy” telephone services. In the comments, Greenlining argues that discontinuance of telephone services is a racial equity issue, and that the Commission must ensure that any discontinuance of services does not have a disparate impact on communities of color. Read the comments here.

Comments are on proposals to encourage solar development in disadvantaged communities. Greenlining’s comments focus on ensuring low-income communities and communities of color most impacted by dirty energy can access and benefit from California’s clean energy economy. Read the comments here.

Level 3 and CenturyLink are “middle mile” broadband providers. Broadband providers like AT&T and Comcast contract with middle mile providers to deliver Internet traffic across the country or internationally. Level 3 and Centurylink have asked the CPUC to approve a merger of the two companies. This Protest explains Greenlining’s objections to the merger, such as the merger resulting in less broadband investment and reducing competition.

Comments are on proposals to encourage solar development in disadvantaged communities. Greenlining’s comments focus on ensuring low-income and communities of color most impacted by dirty energy can access and benefit from California’s clean energy economy. Read the comments here.

Greenlining Health Policy Fellow Daniel Cano testified before the California Assembly Committee on Public Safety in favor of AB 1344, which addresses the voting rights of formerly incarcerated. The measure would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide parolees with the most recent version of the Secretary of State’s voting rights guide. Read the letter here.

The Greenlining Institute submitted a written public comment on behalf of the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, a statewide coalition with over 100 organizations. We urged the Workforce Alliance for the North Bay to further advance racial equity in its local strategic plan. Recommendations include guaranteeing comprehensive support services for immigrant and reentry populations, disaggregating outcome data, and getting local community based organizations more involved in the workforce development training/programs.

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About The Greenlining Institute

Founded in 1993, The Greenlining Institute envisions a nation where communities of color thrive and race is never a barrier to economic opportunity. We advance economic opportunity for people of color through advocacy, community and coalition building, research, and leadership development. We work on a variety of major policy issues because economic opportunity doesn’t operate in a vacuum. Rather than seeing these issues as being in separate silos, Greenlining views them as interconnected threads in a web of opportunity. The Greenlining Institute is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit registered in the US under EIN: 94-3173571.